Breezy Point Hike...

Today, I decided to venture out on a hike along the beach at Breezy Point. The site, is a neighborhood in Queens, located on the westward e...

A walk in the fog at Jamaica Bay West Pond...

On Saturday, In cloudy, foggy and light drizzle conditions, I decided on a walk over at the West Pond at Jamaica Bay. When I began the wa...

Christmas Bird Counts in Queens and Brooklyn…

On Saturday, I participated in the Christmas bird counts in Queens and Brooklyn. In anticipation of the event, I had stocked the backyard ...

Dickcissel at Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside...

Yesterday, I read a report that a Dickcissel had been spotted around the feeding stations at the Marine Nature Study Area in Oceanside. Ne...

Christmas Bird Count in Central Park...

I got up around 5:00 a.m. today and prepared to head out to Central Park for the Christmas Bird Count, which is a yearly event that was star...

Winter Hike At Jones Beach...

Today, despite the cold and wind, I decided to head out on a long overdue trip to Jones Beach, to see if I would see Snow Buntings and maybe...

News from the backyard…

The weather has gotten cooler and with it the number of visiting migrants has dropped.   Nothing much happening at the moment, though I stil...

Winter Hike along the North 40 trail at Floyd Bennett Field...

On Saturday, I went on a Winter hike along the North Forty at Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn NY.  The walk was led by well known naturalist...

Backyard birding update…

Yesterday, while I was out in the backyard cleaning the birdbaths, I was surprised to see a Red-tailed Hawk fly low over the backyard.   I ...

Winter fowl walk at Jamaica Bay West Pond…

Following Saturday's Winter fowl walk, I decided to return to Jamaica Bay the next day to see if a few degrees of warm weather would bri...

News from the backyard...

Goldfinches were still arriving in numbers until Thursday when a cold front saw the numbers began dwindling at the feeders.   The Red-belli...

NYC Audubon Winter Waterfowl Walk at Jamaica Bay…

Today, I volunteered as an assistant to Don Riepe on a Winter Water Fowl walk at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.   The walk began at around 10:...

Fox Sparrow in the backyard!!!

A magnificent way to start the day...I heard what I thought could have been Goldfinches and instead I saw a couple of Fox Sparrows in the ba...

House Sparrows creating an issue at the nyjer feeders in the backyard...

Migratory visitors are still passing through.   I have seen flocks of Robins, Siskins, Cedar Waxwings and Goldfinches heading west/southwes...

West Pond Stroll at Jamaica Bay...

I went out for a stroll around the West Pond at Jamaica Bay on Veterans Day to see if any new arrivals had shown up.   Including the ducks ...

Pine Siskins visit the backyard…

Today, I heard the sounds of Pine Siskins and so I grabbed my bins and took a look outside.   I was elated to see 4-7 Siskins in the backya...

1 Million Trees Planting Day at Mount Loretto in Staten Island…

On Saturday, I spent my day volunteering with NYC Audubon and Together Green in the MillionTreesNYC Fall Volunteer Planting Day that occurre...

West Pond visit at Jamaica Bay…

Today, the weather was nice with good light, so I decided to take a walk around the West Pond at Jamaica Bay.   It appeared that many peopl...

Monk Parakeets visting the platform feeder in the backyard...

Monk Parakeets, have been showing up quite frequently in the backyard.   A few days ago, I heard a ruckus being made by a number of parakee...